Chapter CLXV. making compensation for certain diplomatic services, and for other purposes
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Chap. CLXV.— An Act making compensation for certain diplomatic services, and for other purposes.June 30, 1834. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Deficiency in former appropriation to be paid to W. H. D. C. Wright. States of America, in Congress assembled,* That there be allowed and paid to W. H. D. C. Wright, to supply the deficiency of a former appropriation, in payment of the balance found due to him in the adjustment of his accounts, and for his diplomatic services at the court of Brazil, after the death of Mr.
Tudor, and before the arrival of Mr. Brown, the sum of five thousand and thirty-seven dollars. Also, to the state of Maine, to reimburse the expense of supporting State of Maine to be reimbursed for supporting prisoners. certain American citizens, in prison at Fredericton, in New Brunswick, seven hundred and seventy-five dollars. Also, to John Adams Smith, Nathaniel Niles, and J. C. Pickett, secretaries J. A. Smith, N. Niles, and J. C. Pickett to receive compensation. of legation, a compensation for their services as chargés des affaires, at the rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per annum, during the time that they were actually left in charge of the affairs of the legations to which they were attached, deducting therefrom the amount already paid to them as secretaries of legation; the aforesaid sums to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. 740TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Ch. 166, 167, 168. 1834. To James C. Pickett, secretary of legation, left in charge of the affairs Salary of J. C. Pickett. of the United States at Bogota, on the termination of the mission of Mr. Moore, one quarter’s salary, for the expense of his return to the United States, five hundred dollars. Approved, June 30, 1834.